RSS Valour (2026)

History
Singapore
NameValour
NamesakeRSS Valour (1988)
Ordered2023
Builder
Laid down27 January 2026[1]
Launched23 July 2026[2]
IdentificationPennant number: 89
StatusUnder construction
General characteristics
TypeFrigate
Displacement8,000 tonnes (7,870 long tons; 8,820 short tons)
Length150 m (492 ft 2 in)
Beam21.04 m (69 ft 0 in)
Draught5.7 m (18 ft 8 in)
SpeedUp to 24 knots (44.4 km/h; 27.6 mph)
Range>7,000 nautical miles (13,000 km)
Complement<100
Sensors &
processing systems
  • Navigation radar: To be confirmed
  • Search radar: Thales Sea Fire Multi-Function Radar
  • Fire-control radar: Thales Fire Control Radar
  • Anti-air radar: Thales Sea Fire Multi-Function Radar
  • EO: Safran electro-optical System
  • Sonar: Hull-mounted sonar
Armament
Aviation facilitiesFlight deck and hangar
NotesSources:[3][4][5]

RSS Valour (89) is the second of the Victory-class multi-role combat vessels of the Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN).[5] She will have the same name and pennant number as her predecessor, RSS Valour, a missile corvette launched in 1988, upon the latter's decommissioning. She is planned to be delivered to the RSN in 2029.[6]

Construction

Her keel was laid in ST Marine's Benoi Yard on 27 January 2026.[1] Valour was named and launched at Benoi Yard on 23 July 2026 by the spouse of Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs K Shanmugam, in a ceremony officiated by the minister. The minister referenced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz during his speech.[7][8]

She is expected to be delivered to the RSN in 2029.[6] Her first commanding officer will be Lieutenant-Colonel Timothy Low.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Rahmat, Ridzwan (28 January 2026). "Singapore lays down keel for second multirole combat vessel". Janes. Archived from the original on 31 January 2026. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  2. 1 2 Wong, Man Shun (23 July 2026). "Singapore navy launches second multi-role combat vessel nine months after first". The Straits Times. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  3. ↑ "Fact Sheet: Multi-Role Combat Vessels (MRCVs)". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 24 October 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ↑ "Details of Singapore's MRCV emerge from the shadows". Naval News. Naval News. Archived from the original on 1 June 2025. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
  5. 1 2 Arthur, Gordon (14 March 2024). "Singapore cuts steel on its first Multirole Combat Vessel (MRCV)". Naval News. Archived from the original on 30 March 2024.
  6. 1 2 Ler, Sean (23 July 2026). "Keeping Singapore's maritime approaches secure and open 'a matter of survival': Shanmugam". AsiaOne. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Launch of the Singapore Navy's Second Multi-Role Combat Vessel". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Transcript of Speech by Mr K Shanmugam, Coordinating Minister for National Security and Minister for Home Affairs, at the Launch Ceremony of the Republic of Singapore Navy's 2nd Multi-Role Combat Vessel, Valour, 23 July 2026". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 23 July 2026.
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